There's No Shortage Here: Where to Satisfy Your Bacon Craving

The upcoming global bacon shortage that caused widespread panic was short-lived since the American Farm Bureau Federation reported it was just a bunch of hogwash. But while there won't be a shortage, agriculture economists are still predicting higher pork prices for next year. If your budget is going to prevent you from filling up on pig products, then chew on this: bacon is all around us and prices are holding steady for now. All the more reason to pig out on these fast-food options.

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To answer the cries of those fearing the Porkapocolypse, Wendy's introduced a new product this week — the Bacon Portabella Melt. On it you'll find a beef patty, thick-cut Applewood smoked bacon, and sautéed Portabella mushrooms laced in a creamy Cheddar cheese sauce, all finished with melted American cheese. Of course, this is in addition to the long list of bacon offerings Wendy's already has, like the Baconator and Son of Baconator.

There seems to be a trend that all things with bacon also have melted cheese. Behold Sonic's Hickory FlatMelt. Rather than top a hamburger with bacon and cheese (snooze), they have flatbread nestled around either marinated sirloin steak or grilled or crispy all-white meat chicken breast with crisp bacon, cheddar cheese, hickory BBQ sauce, and grilled onions.

Let's not forget that this was the year of the bacon sweets. It began with the limited edition Bacon Milkshake at Jack in the Box and was topped off with Burger King's Bacon Sundae. Sadly, both are off the menu at the moment, but we have a feeling that despite the rising costs of pork, these baconized treats will make a return.

And folks, bacon can actually come at a bargain. In August, Burger King tested out the $1 BK Bacon Burger — a small burger stacked with onions, ketchup, mayo, and of course bacon. It may be just the ticket when the pork prices are on the rise.